CMS COVID-19 Stakeholder Engagement Calls – Week of 4/20/20 CMS hosts varied recurring stakeholder engagement sessions to share information related to the agency’s response to COVID-19. These sessions are open to members of the healthcare community and are intended to provide updates, share best practices among peers, and offer attendees an opportunity to ask questions of CMS and other subject matter experts. Call details are below. Conference lines are limited so we highly encourage you to join via audio webcast, either on your computer or smartphone web browser. You are welcome to share this invitation with your colleagues and professional networks. These calls are not intended for the press. Calls recordings and transcripts are posted on the CMS podcast page at: https://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Outreach/OpenDoorForums/PodcastAndTranscripts CMS COVID-19 Office Hours Calls (Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:00 – 6:00 PM Eastern) Office Hour Calls provide an opportunity for hospitals, health systems, and providers to ask questions of agency officials regarding CMS’s temporary actions that empower local hospitals and healthcare systems to: Increase Hospital Capacity – CMS Hospitals Without Walls; Rapidly Expand the Healthcare Workforce; Put Patients Over Paperwork; and Further Promote Telehealth in Medicare This week’s Office Hours: Tuesday, April 21st at 5:00 – 6:00 PM Eastern Toll Free Attendee Dial In: 833-614-0820  Access Passcode: 3963515 Audio Webcast link: https://protect2.fireeye.com/url?k=aa36aa81-f663a351-aa369bbe-0cc47a6a52de-674efe811213d617&u=https://protect2.fireeye.com/url?k=b2531fa2-ee073689-b2532e9d-0cc47a6d17cc-73ef4e2c8d8a6c25&u=https://engage.vevent.com/index.jsp?eid=5779&seid=1941 Thursday, April 23rd at 5:00 – 6:00 PM Eastern Toll Free Attendee Dial In: 833-614-0820 Access Passcode: 5899488 Audio Webcast link: https://protect2.fireeye.com/url?k=8d3e3fdb-d16b360b-8d3e0ee4-0cc47a6a52de-c2c99d2841bf258e&u=https://protect2.fireeye.com/url?k=7dfb3397-21af1abc-7dfb02a8-0cc47a6d17cc-a27c051788c26f90&u=https://engage.vevent.com/rt/cms2/index.jsp?seid=1970 Lessons from the Front Lines: COVID-19 (Fridays at 12:30 – 2:00 PM Eastern) Lessons from the Front Lines calls are a joint effort between CMS Administrator Seema Verma, FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn, MD, and the White House Coronavirus Task Force. Physicians and other clinicians are invited to share their experience, ideas, strategies, and insights with one another related to their COVID-19 response. There is an opportunity to ask questions of presenters. This week’s Lessons from the Front Lines: Friday, April 24th at 12:30 – 2:00 PM Eastern Toll Free Attendee Dial-In: 877-251-0301  Access Code: 5096006 Web Link: https://protect2.fireeye.com/url?k=ed0069f0-b1556020-ed0058cf-0cc47a6a52de-3cf0fc4b75a4210a&u=https://protect2.fireeye.com/url?k=efd45c64-b380754f-efd46d5b-0cc47a6d17cc-ef5f6515051fff1d&u=https://engage.vevent.com/rt/cms2/index.jsp?seid=1959 Weekly COVID-19 Care Site-Specific Calls CMS hosts weekly calls for certain types of organizations to provide targeted updates on the agency’s latest COVID-19 guidance. One to two leaders in the field also share best practices with their peers. There is an opportunity to ask questions of presenters if time allows. Home Health and Hospice (Tuesdays at 3:30 PM Eastern) Tuesday, April 21st at 3:00 – 3:30 PM Eastern Toll Free Attendee Dial-In: 833-614-0820  Access Passcode: 9895252 Audio Webcast Link: https://protect2.fireeye.com/url?k=b74ffcb0-eb1af560-b74fcd8f-0cc47a6a52de-ea8a7c3918f418d1&u=https://protect2.fireeye.com/url?k=4e796b08-122d4223-4e795a37-0cc47a6d17cc-72376ccc5832c733&u=https://engage.vevent.com/index.jsp?eid=5779&seid=1841 Nursing Homes (Wednesdays at 4:30 PM Eastern) Wednesday, April 22nd at 4:30 – 5:00 PM Eastern Toll Free Attendee Dial-In: 833-614-0820  Access Passcode: 2672118 Audio Webcast Link: https://protect2.fireeye.com/url?k=2049bff7-7c1cb627-20498ec8-0cc47a6a52de-50132f9249b708db&u=https://protect2.fireeye.com/url?k=f15624df-ad020df4-f15615e0-0cc47a6d17cc-966381efbad9e8e0&u=https://engage.vevent.com/index.jsp?eid=5779&seid=1948 Dialysis Organizations (Wednesdays at 5:30 PM Eastern) Wednesday, April 22nd at 5:30 – 6:00 PM Eastern Toll Free Attendee Dial-In: 833-614-0820  Access Passcode: 1796168 Audio Webcast Link: https://protect2.fireeye.com/url?k=1618d6cc-4a4ddf1c-1618e7f3-0cc47a6a52de-68e49228c0a0b4d5&u=https://protect2.fireeye.com/url?k=d25ab58e-8e0e9ca5-d25a84b1-0cc47a6d17cc-f25dc8eb13494431&u=https://engage.vevent.com/rt/cms2/index.jsp?seid=1954 Nurses (Thursdays at 3:00 PM Eastern) Thursday, April 23rd at 3:00 – 3:30 PM Eastern Toll Free Attendee Dial-In: 833-614-0820  Access Passcode: 6004019 Audio Webcast Link: https://protect2.fireeye.com/url?k=0b6d1541-57381c91-0b6d247e-0cc47a6a52de-271c0fb93b2e25c3&u=https://protect2.fireeye.com/url?k=4b1002d0-17442bfb-4b1033ef-0cc47a6d17cc-3a8a37845ac9a237&u=https://engage.vevent.com/rt/cms2/index.jsp?seid=1964 To keep up with the important work the White House Task Force is doing in response to COVID-19 click here: http://www.coronavirus.gov/. For information specific to CMS, please visit the Current Emergencies Website.